Overnight in the train seat recliner. Berths exist but are expensive and longer to book in advance. The seats are very comfortable but the air conditioning is definitely too high! A pullover shirt + 1 + 1 sheet not enough to cut the cold wind! The sedative effect is that we wake up and spare us the tens of stop made the train. Arriving in Cairo with almost 2 hours late ... what does not really surprise us! Not a train was about an hour during this trip!
Back to the reality of Cairo. Although the world is still here, we are pleasantly surprised! After spending eight days to be harassed, it is almost a divine surprise that a "no thank you " sent a taxi is not followed by a raise, then another, itself ending an insult! After many vicissitudes hotel (we had found a nice hotel but without glass windows and a mosque under the window in question!), we land at the hotel Dahab, a small hotel perched on the roofs of Cairo, not far from the place Talaat Harb. Backpacker atmosphere that reminds me of Morocco. The room we occupy is arbitrary but do not overlook the street ... which is a huge plus, all for the night 35 THE is the cheapest found so far. Descent into the streets to find food, take a ride on the net and take a look at Oum El Dounia , library / craft shop run by a French expatriate. Interesting discussion on the principle of bribes between apply to group and papyrus shops, school carpet, alabaster ... The mere fact that a coach or a taxi driver to bring in a tourist place and is 40 LE in the pocket of the guy, even if you buy anything. Afterwards, the commissions can be huge and an attendant of a group in a jewelry store can earn up to 150 euros per pass ... which is HUGE here! One understands better why the guides who accompany stays "low cost" spend their time taking their groups in these places!
Taxi to the citadel. First time we took a taxi with meter (these are the yellow taxis that are taken in the main square where there is the Egyptian Museum). Visit to the charge (they close in less than an hour (17h) ... Ah ... The Egyptian officials largest mosque in Cairo, Ottoman style, resembles nothing so much as Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. It does has yet not devoid of charm because gardens around. We wander without knowing where to go: everyone has left his position and we must open the doors to find a mosque here, is a beautiful view or a garden.
At the tables some European bourgeoisie expatriate trying to recreate a lifestyle. I wonder how I'd live if I lived here ... I will try to recreate a life "Western" or instead of me melt in life "to the Egyptian"? Main spending the day (for 2):Hotel : 35 LE (Dahab Hotel - very nice and great to meet other backpackers. Apparently cleanliness is very variable depending on the room and washroom hygiene sometimes collective, may be poor. Often full)
Metro : 2 THE
Taxi: 15 THE
Meals: 40The + 50 THE
visit: LE 20 per person. (Citadel - Beware of opening hours and access)
Memories: 35 THE
Internet : 13 THE
Bar: 20 THE
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